Shelley Gillen is a Canadian producer, screenwriter and songwriter.[1][2]
Shelley Gillen | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Notable work | The Listener (2009) Murdoch Mysteries (2009) |
Shelley Gillen studied music at Interlochen Arts Academy, journalism at Ryerson University and drama at University of Toronto.
From 1994 to 2007, she was a senior pay-TV executive and helped other Canadian screenwriters, directors and producers bring their product to the screen. As Head of Creative Affairs for Movie Central, Corus Entertainment, she commissioned the network's first original drama series, serving as executive-in-charge-of production on ground-breakers such as ReGenesis (2004), Terminal City (2005), Durham County (2007) and Slings & Arrows (2003).
She played an integral role in the development and financing of more than a hundred feature films, including two Oscar nominees, Deepa Mehta's Water (2005) and Sarah Polley's Away from Her (2006), and was credited as an executive producer on Andrew Currie's Fido (2006).
In 2003, she was awarded with a Wayne Black Service Award from Women in Film and Television Vancouver and a Leo Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement.[3]